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Soviet POWs and commissars: 1941
The Nazis always intended to wage a war of annihilation in the Soviet Union and both soldiers and civilians would die in unprecedented numbers. In th…
6 years, 2 months ago
The coup plots against the Wilson Governments 1964-76
In the mid 1960s a series of plots were considered, with varying degrees of organisation and commitment, to overthrow the Labour governments of Harol…
6 years, 2 months ago
The continuity of Italian fascism post 1945 (part two)
Between the the late 1940s and late 1950s, as Cold War politics swept Europe, the Italian Social Movement, a neo fascist party, tried to merge into t…
6 years, 2 months ago
Nazi Press Laws 1933-36
The coordination and control of the German press by the Nazis took several years to complete as prior to 1933, the German newspaper industry was amon…
6 years, 2 months ago
The continuity of Italian fascism post 1945
In the aftermath of the Second World War, a centre right Christian Democratic Party emerged and by 1947 the Communist Party of Italy had been expelle…
6 years, 3 months ago
Betrayal, collapse and the fall of Burma 1942
When the poorly defended British colony of Burma was attacked by Japan in December 1941 it quickly collapsed. For many Burmese, it was a moment of op…
6 years, 3 months ago
Mao and the invention of China's landlords
In order to rule China, Mao knew he needed to dominate the peasantry. In order to do this he divided Chinese peasant villages, creating new social cl…
6 years, 4 months ago
Nationalisation in Britain after 1945
In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the new Labour government nationalised Britain's utilities, rail but most importantly its vast co…
6 years, 4 months ago
Family Life in Stalinist Russia 1928-41
During the 1930s, the pressures on families in the USSR was immense. Men, women and children faced extreme economic hardship and political uncertaint…
6 years, 5 months ago
Britain's Class System in the 1930s
During the 1930s, social class in Great Britain was experiencing a gradual transition away from the dominance that the landed aristocracy had enjoyed…
6 years, 5 months ago